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THE PALMER
PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1967
RUSTLER
VOL. 42 NO. 51
Personals
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Watson included Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lowry and Stan,
Mt. Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. Grah-
am Harvard, Troup; Mrs. Sue
Hall, New London.
Oscar Sealy returned home
Sunday from the Ennis hospital,
where he was a patient for sev-
eral days.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eason, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Farrar and Mr.
and Mrs. Randall Farrar attend-
ed the funeral service of Mrs. V.
N. Robinson, sister of Mr. Eason,
at Boze-Mitchell Funeral Chapel,
Waxahachie.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Watson vis-
ited Mrs. Watson’s brother, B. D.
Johnson, of Mineral Wells, who
is seriouslyy ill in a Fort Worth
hospital.
Mrs. R. L. Caldwell visited
Mrs. Raymond Gene Caldwell
Monday in the Ennis Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Spieker re-
turned to their winter home in
Laguna Beach, Calif. Monday, af-
ter an extended visit with the
Vernon Nancocks and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Grace Hopkins was hos-
tess at a Christmas luncheon and
gift exchange for members of
the Palmer Sunshine Club at her
home Friday.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Sealy included Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Sealy, Richardson;
Mrs. Will Penrod and son, Billy,
of Dallas.
Mrs. Jeff Stone of Waco and
Mrs. J. W. Stone attended the
funeral services Wednesday at
Dudley Hughes Funeral Chapel,
Dallas, for their brother-in-law,
Jesse ’Stone, who was born and
reared in Palmer, but had lived
in Dallas for many years.
Aubrey Coker hosted a Christ-
mas dinner and musical enter-
tainment Saturday night at the
Palmer Community Center for
a number of out-of-town mem-
bers of a string band and their
families.
Miss Masal Jones left Sunday
to spend the holidays with her
sister and brother-in-law, the
Thomas Shotts, in Elemdorf.
Sunday guests in the home of
Mrs. Ross Mullins included Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. McNutt, Jr. and
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ranton of
Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Adams
and children, Abigail and Harold
II, of Baltimore, Md. arrived by
plane Monday for a Christmas
visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Adams. Other guests
for a pre-Christmas dinner Fri-
day in the Adams’ home will in-
clude Mr. and Mrs. Tinker
Adams and children, Becky and
Bryan, of Pasadena; Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Beck and sons, Robert
Charles and David, Ben Wheeler;
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Beck, Waxaha-
chie; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beck, Fer-
ris.
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CAPTURED, rather than captivated, girl got tangled in
octopuslike plastic sculpture at science-fiction exhibition
in Paris museum. Art work is by the young Swiss artist,
Markus Ratz.
Footprints Staffers Pay Visit
To Their Publisher in Dallas
Jack Moore, 70,
Of Palmer, Is
Laid to Rest
Jack Linwood Moore, 70, long-
time resident of Palmer, died
early Sunday morning in the
Waxahachie Hospital after an
extended illness.
He was born Jan. 2, 1897, in
Bremond, Tex., and had lived in
Palmer for many years where he
formerly was a banker, and was
married to the former Miss
Esma Moore of Palmer, who sur-
vives. A daughter preceded him
in death several years ago.
He was a member of Palmer
Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m. Monday at Palmer Met-
hodist Church, with the Rev.
Thomas Tribble of Ranger and
the pastor, the Rev. Weldon
Haynes, officiating.
Interment was in Palmer
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Johnnie Al-
len, Harper Wadley, Louis Mc-
Clain, Jack Risinger, N. L. Ever-
ett, Palmer; Robert Doyle Smith,
Jr., Trumbull, Phillip Todd, En-
nis.
Mr. Moore is a former resident
of Ennis, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Moore, of this city.
He was a graduate of Ennis High
School.
GARY BEBAN (left) received the NEA-NCAA Player of the Year trophy from Sports
Editor Murray Olderman. The presentation was televised by ABC-TV. The 6-1, 190-
yo nd quarterback guided UCLA to a 7-2-1 season and gained All-America recognition.
Annual Christmas Dinner Party
HEART TRANSPLANT
MAN QUITE ILL
CAPE TOWN, S. A. (AP). —
Doctors say heart transplant
patient louis Washansky is in
very serious condition. Dr. M. C.
Bohta says there has been a
“very dramatic decrease” in
Washansky’s white blood count
and a transfusion is planned.
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RUBBER STAMPS
UPCO PRINT SHOP
IS YOUR
AUTOGRAPH
IN GREAT
DEMAND?
The place where
your autograph
means most is
on a check,
which it turns
into money!
On Friday, December 15, staff
members of the PHS Footprints
visited the publisher of their
school annual Taylor Publishing
Company, Dallas. The students
left the school and upon arriv-
al at the plant, they were
shown the complete process
through which their book will
have to go to reach final publi-
cation. Especially interesting to
the staff was the art and four
color printing departments. This
yeaer—Palmer will have a spe-
cial four color end sheet fea-
turing the senior class of 1968.
The staff then visited the
plant library and viewed many
books from all over the US and
were especially pleased to
find many of their own publica-
tions on display. Taylor Pub-
lishing 'Company representative,
Johnny Nobles, honored the
with a luncheon in the plant
cafeteria. After leaving t .h e
publisher, the staff paid a visit
to see the beautiful Christmas
display in the mall at North
Park. Those making the trip
were Donald Fuller, Timmy
Harper, co-editors of the publi-
cation; Virginia Robinson and
Nancy Colquitt, business man-
agers; Geraldine Blocker, Thel-
ma Hobbs, Debra Harper,
Stephen Baker and Craig Slay-
ton, picture editor and staff pho-
tographer for the 1968 edition
of the yearbook. The staff was
accompanied by Supt. Roy J.
Watson.
Mrs. Brumley Is
Dinner Hostess
Mrs. Susis Brumley was hos-
tess at the Community Center at
a Christmas dinner for 27 mem-
bers of her family, including
her daughter, Mrs. Nolan Smith
of Dallas; her two sons, Delta
Brumley of Dallas; Kennon
Brumley, Palmer, also ten
grandchildren and ten great
grandchildren. One grandson—
Kennon Brumley Jr. is in the
Navy overseas.
Experiment On
Redfish Told
ROCKPORT.—Pond draining
at the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department’s Olmito Fish Hat-
chery, near Brownsville, reveal-
ed redfish about 16 inches long
in every pond. These redfish
were being held in one of the
hatchery ponds as part of some
experimental work when Hurri-
can Beluah flooded the entire
hatchery. It was assumed that
the redfish had escaped and
probably returned to their na-
tive salt water during the height
of the flood. When the ponds
were drained in an effort to
clean out al undesirable fish
and get the hatchery ready for
spring operations—the redfish
were found. They were scatter-
ed all over the hatchery and a
few were missing, but the ma-
jority had been reluctant to
leave their adopted home. “I
can understand the redfish still
being there,” said Ernest Sim-
mons, acting inland fisheries
supervisor—"but where did that
12-inch flounder come from?”
The flounder was found making
himself at home in one of the
ponds and nobody knows how
he got there.
School Holidays
To Begin Friday
Palmer school completed the
first semester’s work this week
with final six weeks tests and
will dismis at 2:30 this Friday,
Dec. 22 for 16 days Christmas
Is Held by Homemakers’ Class
meal was served buffet style and
A festive Christmas • atmos-
phere prevailed Friday evening
at the Community Center for
the annual Christmas dinner
party and gift exchange of the
Homemakers Class, First Baptist
Chuprch and guests, with thirty-
: sumptuous
holidays. Regular class work 1
will resume Monday, January 8. one present. The
PHS Student Council Entertains
Faculty With Tea i
On Tuesday morning at 9:45
a.m. the Palmer High School
Student Council entertained the
faculty with a coffee in the
school library. Student council
sponsor, Mrs. T. N. Scallorn and
President Dianne Allen welcom-
ed the guests. Fruit Stollen,
made especially for the coffee by
Mrs. T. N. Scallorn, sandwiches,
and coffee was enjoyed by the
guests. Dianne presided at the
coffee service assisted by Vir-
ginia Robinson who served the
it Library
Stollen and sandwiches.
Mrs. Scallorn then presented
Superintendent Watson, Princi-
pal Earl Richardson, Head Teach-
er Chester Patton and Custodian
Elmer Washington Christmas
gifts from the entire personnel
of the school
This annual event in Palmer
High School is always well re-
ceived as this gives the students
and teachers an opportunity to
meet and enjoy fellowship of a
social nature.
guests were seated at a long ll-
shaped tablverdcteRwtam ,ee
shaped table, covered with floral
linen and decorated' with at-
traactive Christmas ornaments.
The president, Mrs. Emmet Cox
gave the welcome and the invo-
cation was by Clarence Heaerd.
After amusing games and sunts
a scriptural version of "The
Nativity Story” was related by
the pastor, Rev. Joe Pendleton—
then gifts were distributed from
a brilliant Christmas tree and
the teacher, Mrs. J. E. Wilson,
was presented a special gift
from class members. Closing
the hospitality—the group sang
“Silent Night” and formed the
friendship circle, as they sang
"Blest Be thee Tie.”
Mrs. Scallorn, Student Council
Present Yule Program at Aud.
Demonstrators
Arrested at
Draft Bd. Area
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP).—Po-
lice here have arrested at least
30 demonstrators as crowds at-
tempted to block entrances of
the Armed Forces Induction
Center.
Among those arrested were
folk Singer Joan Baez—her mo-
ther and Author Kay Boyle.
The outbreak was the second
in two days. More than 200 per-
sons were arrested yesterday.
Mrs. T. N. Scallorn and mem-
bers of the PHS Student Council
presented a Christmas program
in the high school auditorium—
10 a.m. December 20. Donald
Ray Fuller, president of the
senior class, served as the nar-
rator for the program featuring
a Christmas drama by the high
school and the singing of tradi-
tional Christmas music.
Mrs. Herbert LaMarque ac-
companieid the high school
chorus and the elementary grad-
es in all musical numbers. She
trained the first grader to pres-
ent “The Toy Drum” on t h e
Woman
udy
program. “The Jelly Old Man in
the Bright Red Suit,” "Nuttin
for Christmas, “The Night Be-
fore Christmas in Texas, That
Is” were all sung for the audi-
ence by the second, third and
fourth grades.
Mrs. Scallorn trained the high
school chorus with Mrs. LaMar-
que accompanying at the piano.
Each student in the Palmer
Public Schools participated in
some way in the annual Christ-
mas program. Scenes photo-
graphed by Craig Slayton will
be shown in the 1968 edition of
the school yearbook .
ib Meets, Davis
Cates Family
Luncheon Held
The Cates family Christmas
luncheon was gvien Sunday in
the Waxahachie Bank Commun-
ity Room—with 25 present, in-
cluding the families of four of
the five Cates sisters—Mrs.
Audrey Ranton, Ferris; Mrs.
Masal Vandygriff, Ennis; Mrs.
Lillian Harris, Waxahachie; Mrs.
Georgia Wooley, Palmer. Mrs.
Gussie Turns of Houston was
unable to attend the annual
event.
Grain Sorghum
Top Producers
Hold Meeting
A shirt sleeve' meeting was
held at Brookside Inn, Waxa-
hachie recently in which some
30 top grain producers from El-
lis, Navarro, Delta, Hill, Collin
and Hunt Counties met to dis-
cuss production techniques used
in attaining maximum yields.
Representatives from each
county gave short resumes of
planting dates, seeding rates,
fertilization rates, land prepara-
tion, cultivation practices,
week control methods and har-
vesting practices followed by
top grain sorghum producers.
Ideas were exchanged between
top producers and the county
agricultural agents.
Agents attending were Steve
Wheeless ,Hunt County; Stanley
Oakley, Grayson County; Gor-
don Ford, Delta County, Roger
Corbin, Ellis County.
Speakers included James Ed-
mondson, Waxahachie; Maynard
Check, Greenville; Bill Bozek,
Ennis; Don Butler, Corsicana;
Gene Lewis; McKinney; James
Durham, Whitewright; Curtis
Yeager, Cooper. Monsanta Ag-
ricultural Company hosted the
meeting .
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Enrollment
Opportunities ‘
In Job Corps
Young men 16 to 22 years of
age unemployed and not in
school can enroll for Job Corps
training opportunities to be-
come available after the first of
the year, according to Texas
Employment Commission Op-
portunity Center Manager T. G.
Temples.
"This means that the Job
Corps enrollee can sign up now
for one of the available train-
ing slot but will not be required
to report to the training center
until after the holidays,” Tem-
ples explained. TEC recruits and
screens applicants with selec-
tion and assignment made by
the Job Corps.
With an influx of applicants
for Job Corps training expect-
ed after the Christmas and New
Year’s holiday, it is possible
that training slots will be fil-
led and that applicants apply-
ing after the holidays will face
an extended waiting period.
“At present, the average wait-
ing period for male applicants
between sign up and departure
is about four weeks, which
means that a youth signing up
in December would leave in
January if his application is ap-
proved by the Job Corps,” the
TEC manager pointed out.
Besides $30 per month spend-
ing money—the Job Corps pro-
vides $50 training allowance for
each month of satisfactory par-
ticipation, payable at the end of
training for each youth who
successfully completes train-
ing. If the trainee chooses to
send up to half of his training
allowances home each month—•
the Job Corps will match it to
provide a total of up to $50 per
month to the family.
Besides strengthening basic
educational skills—the Job
Corps program offers vocational
training in a wide range of
trades. In addition, personal de-
velopment is encouraged
through sports, drama, music,
hobbies, student government
| and other activities.
Full information on the Job
Corps program is available at
the TEC Opportunity Center,
2103 Bryan, Dallas.
CROP ESTIMATES
IS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, (AP). — The
Agriculture Department’s final
report of the year estimates
this year’s production of cotton
for grain at a record high of
more than 4,722,000,000 bushels.
The wheat crop is put at a
record high of more than 1,-
524,000,000 bushels. The corn
estimates compares with over
4,696,000,000 bushels forecast a
month ago. Last year’s wheat
forecast was almost 1,554,000,-
000 bushels.
Home, for Christmas Luncheon
Barnhardt and the delectable
A festive Christmas atmos-
BIRMINGHAM. (AP).—Torna-
does have broken out over Ala-
bama for the second morning in
a row.
CHURCH NOTES
, Yes, you can “make money” with you
pen whe nyou have a checking account. No
need to risk loss or theft by carrying large
sums of cash about. Pay bills the “write” way!
COMMERCIAL STATE BANK
Member F. D. I. C.
PALMER, TEXAS
EX-PATROLMAN
TRIAL IN FEB.
Abilene—Former highway pa-
trolman Al White will go on
trial February 26 in connection
with the beating death of his
wife last July.
Abilene District Attorney Ed-
ward Payneter, White’s attorney,
A. L. (Dusty) Rhodes, and Dis-
trict Judge W. J. Oxford of
Palo Pinto, where the trial was
moved on a change of venue,
were present in the decision.
37-yard-old White is still be-
ing held without bond in the
city jail.
phere prevailed in beautiful
decorations depicting the Yule
theme Friday in the home of
Mrs. Charles Davis, when mem-
bers and guests of the Women’s
Club met for a Christmas lunch-
eon and gift exchange. Other
hostesses included Mrs. Beulah
Barnhardt, Mrs. P. W. Holle-
man ,and Mrs. Louis McClain.
The invocation was by Mrs.
luncheon was enjoyed by 1'9
membears and two guests.
Adding to the spirit of the oc-
casion, Mrs. M. G. Windham fur-
nished Christmas music on the
organ. Gift were distributed
from a beautifully decorated
tree at the close of the hospital-
ity an dthe group adjourned un-
til the next meeting in January
of the new year.
Young People and Adult Sponsors
Of First Baptist Gift Orphans
Fourteen young people and. ments. Enjoying the
ENVOY EN ROUTE
ROME. (AP).—An envoy from
Greece’s military regime is on
his way back to Athens after
talks here with King Con-
Stantine.
adul tsponsors from the Junior
Hi-Senior Hi Sunday School De-
partment of First Baptist
Church carried gifts and visited
the Childrens Home in Waxaha-
chie Sunday afternoon, return-
ing to the church fellowship
Hall for games and refresh-
were—•Brenda Colston,
Williams, Rita Heard,
occasion
Vicki
Debbie
Collins, Kenny Caldwell, Norma
Cottongame, Nova Tibbs, Janie
Blocker, Cindy Howard, the de-
parment supt., Mrs. J. W. Stone,
the teachers. Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Caldwell and the pastor, Rev.
Joe Pendleton;
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
....City Officials
Mayor—Joe B. Griffith
City Secretary—Wanda Stacks
Councilmen — James Wester,
T. D. Smith, Doyle Anthony, R.
M. Winford, R. E. Tuck, Meet-
ings on first Tuesday night at
City Hall.
Board of Education
T. M. Harper, President:
C. N. Stacks, Jack Smith, Ar-
chie Heard, Ted Baker, Bob
Stacks, Charles Davis. Meetings
on first Wednesday night at
PHS.
Parent-Teacher Association
Mrs. Joe Bonner, president.
Meetings on second Tuesday
afternoon (Oct. through April)
at the school gym.
Palmer Lions Club
James Wester, president.
Dinner meetings on 2nd, 4th
Monday night at the Community
Center.
Woman’s Study Club
Mrs. F. W. Holleman, presi-
dent. Meetings on first Friday
afternoon (Oct. through April).
Palmer Masonic Lodge
Meetings on fourth Tuesday
night at the Masonic Hall. Win-
ston Hamm, W. M.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Steve Bender—minister.
SS Supt.—Mrs. Lee Prude
Board chairman — Edward
Prude.
9:45 a.m.—Bible Scholo.
11:00 a.m.—Morning worship.
No evening worship.
Offiical board meeting every
3rd Sunday.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
BESSIE CANTRELL
Pastor
SUNDAY:
Sunday:
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship
7:00 p.m.—Christ’s ambassa-
dors.
Thursday:
7:30 p.m.—Mid-Week Service
FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST
CHURCH
DONALD LUTRICK
Pastor
Nolan Cottongame—Sunday
School Supt.
SUNDAY:
9:45 a.m.—Bible School.
Preaching services each Sun-
day—11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.—Pre-services.
WEDNESDAY:
Mid-week service.
THE FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH
Weldon Haynes, Minister
10 a.m.—Church school.
11 a.m.—Morning worship.
6:30 p.m.—MYF.
WSCS—2nd & 4th Mondays.
Roy Watson—Charge lay lead
er.
T. M. Harper — official
board chairman.
Lester Epps—church school
supt.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
JOE PENDLETON, Pastor
GLYNN CLEVELAND
Sunday School Supt.
Music Director
Raymond Caldwell
SUNDAY:
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship
7:00 p.m.—Evening worship.
7:45 p.m.—Choir Rehearsal
WEDNESDAY:
7:00 p.m.—Prayer and Bible
Study.
Deacons meet Saturday before
2nd Sunday.
Church Conference on 2nd
Sunday morning.
Lord’s Supper—Fifth Sundays
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SAM NORTON, Minister
10:00 a.m.—Bible School
11:00 a.m.—Mining Worship
6:30 p.m.—Evening Worship
Everyone is invited to attend
these services. ।
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